Joseph Loriot Pagel – Special Club, 2014

100% Pinot Meunier. Vinified in small, stainless steel vats; Malolactic fermentation. This vintage champagne, created exclusively for the Club Tresors de Champagne, is a rhapsody to the sweet, fruity crispness of Meunier, the signature of the grape variety of the Festigny vineyard. 2012 was an unprecedented year in the Champagne region. After long, consecutive episodes of rain in the spring, the month of August was exceptionally hot and sunny, ideal weather for healthy ripening.
To craft this Millesime Special Club 2012, we selected 5 of the best small plots in our village of Festigny for the particular richness of their Meunier grapes. These plots were harvested over 2 days (21st and 23rd September) to ensure that the desired ripeness was reached.